A Vietnamese court upheld a prominent dissident’s seven-year jail sentence on Tuesday after he accused the communist country’s prime minister of orchestrating his arrest in an act of revenge. The court rejected the appeal of Cu Huy...

A tightly-guarded Vietnamese court on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of a prominent dissident whose seven-year jail sentence sparked deep concern among Western nations. Cu Huy Ha Vu, 53, the son of a revolutionary leader, was convicted in...